| Dragon capsule performs pad abort test 5/6/15 ~ 9:00am Homepage Launch Photos Purchase Photos! In an important test for future astronauts, the SpaceX Dragon crew capsule that will eventually return people to space from US soil is fired away from Pad 40 in an emergency escape pad abort test. The vehicle went from 0 to 100 mph in just 1.2 seconds, reached 375 mph and 4000 feet altitude and parachuted into the ocean less than a mile off shore. |
